Poll for those who ride clipless

[RoadRaven]

Well, I swing over the frame with my right leg, and I clip in first with my right foot, and give the first down-push of power onto my pedal with my right foot/leg...


But as I said on the previous page, always unclip on the left...

LOL, you ambidextrous gals... I'd just outsmart myself and do slo-mo falls ALL the time if i didn't keep it predicatable!!!

[hurleygirl]

You know, I haven't thought about this for a while but..

I'm right handed and naturally unclipped the right foot.

But, to prevent the "Cat 5 Tattoo" I switched over to my left foot after several years of unclipping the right foot. I had absolutely no trouble with the switch.

Asking me to reach for my water battle with my left hand is a whole different story. That should be the next poll.

[suzieqtwa]

I unclip with my right foot ,and Im right handed...my left foot never comes out of the clip in less Im getting off the bike.

[Cyclebird]

Hi,

I'm a beginner and am learning to use clipless pedals. I've had a very trying time with falling. This thread has me thinking that maybe my problem is related to clipping out on the right when in most situations, my left leg is dominant. I've had my LBS look at the cleats and pedals to see if they can part more easily. Now, they do. I really would like to master clipping out. Will try the left on my next ride. Ah,ha!

[KnottedYet]

My left leg is dominant, but I prefer to clip out with the right leg. When I go for the water bottle I use my right arm (I'm left arm dominant.)

I figure I like to leave my dominant arm and leg in control of the bike (cuz in my mind that's the important stuff) and the the non-dominant side do the goofy stuff.

[Lise]

I'm right handed, and unclip ambidextrously. I unclip whichever foot needs to go down at the time. Usually that's the right, to stop at a curb/stoplight, but sometimes it's the left, if I'm in the left turn lane, for example.

So I couldn't participate in the poll, because it's only my feet that are ambidextrous! I'm pretty aggressively right handed. I used to say that my left hand was there for decoration only, but then I began to appreciate all the things my left hand does. It does a lot. Props to the left hand.

[lph]

I haven't read the whole thread ('net is really slow here today, maddening) but I unclip my left though I'm right-footed because I want my right leg and right hand controlling my bike when I push off.

But I'm not sure if being right-handed necessarily means you're right-footed. Which foot would you pefer to use to boot a football across a field? In my case definitely the right, therefore both right-handed and right-footed.